Hull City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[supertom]

Not to bad so far. Gabby's causing problems. Andy and Kojak are very quiet today. Perhaps an ideal game to bring Tonev into? He's got the ability to just run at people and get a shot away. Wiemann in all honesty looks lost playing on the wing. He's a filler there. He doesn't have the technique or dribbling ability to be effective enough.

Westwood needs to come off I think. We just need to up the pace in midfield a bit. He's done okay today, but just looks intent on getting himself sent off. I'd bring on Sylla to provide some energy.

Other than Sylla and Tonev there's not really anyone on the bench who can change the game.

As for Kozak again. If he's just waiting for service then his Villa career will only end one way. Just ask Darren Bent. He's got to put himself about a bit more. Davies has had it easy so far.

[beness]

ahh Birtles

[placeforparks]

hull are letting us have the ball, because they know we'll do nothing with it.

not much inspiration on the bench today either.

westwood needs to be taken off, because he is a shoe-in for red card.

[hilts_coolerking]

Bit of a snooze fest so far.

[brontebilly]

We won't play too many worse sides than Hull this season. They have looked really average. Longer the half went on the more we were dragged down to their level. Proactive substitutions wouldn't be Lamberts strength but he needs to change it up top badly. We get the first goal here and we will win comfortably

[Stu]

Need to create a lot more, Westwood needs to do better.

I'd take him off I think. He hasn't been all that good and might be a bit lucky to be on the pitch.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I was just about to say get Weimann off and bring Albrighton on, but for some reason he's not on the bench. Weimann has been woeful again. Best not comment on Kozak yet.

Toothless.

If nothing else our possession stats will improve, it's just a shame we can't do anything productive with it (at the moment)

[supertom]

hull are letting us have the ball, because they know we'll do nothing with it.

not much inspiration on the bench today either.

westwood needs to be taken off, because he is a shoe-in for red card.

I'd be tempted to go 4-4-1-1/ 4-2-3-1. Put Wiemann in behind Kozak again. I think long term Wiemann is a mediocre right winger. He filled in reasonably well last season but long term the lad has to be playing through the middle.

I'd then bring Tonev on for Westwood and play him on the right.

[beness]

We need Westwood off he's a liability.

[Tuscans]

Bring your mother fucking "A" game Villa in the second half. We all know how shoddy you can be after 45.

[JUAN PABLO]

Id like to see Sylla on and push Bacuna further maybe. Weimann and Kojak have been poor  , we know PL wont change at HT thou

[PaulWinch again]

We certainly need to create a lot more chances, fucking come on Villa.

[Dante Lavelli]

Might as well thrown Tonev on for Weimann as his tracking back hasn't really been needed so far.  Hopefully Tonev will have a bit more guile about him and more adept at taking people on.

[JUAN PABLO]

oh and Hull will go down

[Tuscans]

A text from a fan on the BBC site about somes us up for me.

"Villa don't really know what to do with the ball, far more used to having 30-40% possession rather than up to 70%."